Nicholas Lee made the trip to ETS RD1 in Apeldoorn all the way from Singapore. The Yokomo factory driver is running the brand new BD11 touring car from the Japanese manufacturer together with his teammates Yannic Prümper, Loic Jasmin, Christopher Krapp, Frederik Hovgaard, and Enrico Jung.
It is the first big international meeting for the new BD11 platform, and Nicholas is running the car almost out of the box with some additional tuning parts from Yokomo. The BD11 features new lower arms made from carbon fiber, and a unique and special “Active Topdeck Flex” System (ATF). Another noticeable change on the BD11 are the super low mounted Anti-roll bars for more efficiency and a low center of gravity.
On the electronics side, Nicholas has equipped his car with a Dash ESC and Motor, Arrowmax batteries, a Power HD Servo and a Sanwa receiver.
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As you know from last season, we have a little drone with us at our Euro Touring Series events. ETS media team member Hanno van den Boogaard from “RC Race Video” took a seat in the cockpit and lifted off for a little flight around the AMCA Apeldoorn track and the whole location. Take a look and enjoy the flight with ETS Airlines 🙂
The first round of qualifying here in Apeldoorn was intense, close, and thrilling as always on a Friday evening at the Euro Touring Series. All drivers had to show their true speed and potential to achieve the best possible results. The track was in a perfect shape, and everything was ready for the first showdown of the weekend. Find out what happened in our Q1 report!
Matrix Modified
Ronald Völker takes intense Friday evening qualifier
After a thrilling opening round of qualifying here in Apeldoorn, Mugen Seiki`s Ronald Völker came out on top of the heat. The sun was slowly disappearing, and the track temperatures were cooling down as the heat started. In the same moment, the wind picked up as well. Not easy for some serious modified racing.
In the first minutes of the race, it was a very intense fight for the lead between Jilles Groskamp (Infinity), Yannic Prümper (Yokomo) and Marc Rheinard (Awesomatix). The lead changed a couple of times, and when Groskamp and Rheinard lost a little bit of pace after the first 2 minutes, Yannic Prümper was the driver who was leading when the race was going into the deciding stages.
Ronald Völker, who lost 6-7 tenths of a second in lap three when he had to save his car from a little slide, closed the gap to Prümper lap after lap. He was able to take over the lead in the last 30 seconds of the race for the first time. Ronald finally took the win with 0.215 seconds in front of Yannic Prümper and Marc Rheinard, who drove the fastest lap of the heat. Michele Manzo (Awesomatix) finished fourth for the round, and Christopher Krapp (Yokomo) posted the fifth fastest time coming out of the second fastest heat of qualifying.
Our media team talked to round one TQ Ronald Völker shortly after the race and he said:
After I struggled a bit in the hot conditions mid-day, I wasn`t sure if I would have the pace for a TQ run in the evening again. After two minutes I still was not believing that I am able to catch up with the race leaders after I lost some time in the chicane at the beginning of the race. For tomorrow morning I will try my best to repeat the result before the temperatures will increase. I expect tomorrow morning`s round to be faster than Q3 and Q4 so it will be a very important one.
The opening round of Awesomatix Pro Stock qualifying saw Max Mächler on top of the board. He took the win with his Awesomatix A800MMX with a gap of 0.254 seconds ahead of his teammate Olivier Bultynck. The entire race was very close and intense, as Simon Lauter, Frederik Mikkelsen and Lukas Ellerbrock had a great pace as well. Ellerbrock was out of contention for the heat win after he lost around 1.5 seconds in lap number 7, but the Awesomatix duo of Simon Lauter and Frederik Mikkelsen was pushing hard behind Mächler and Bultynck. A very impressive Awesomatix 1-2-3-4 in the first round of Pro Stock qualifying.
Awesomatix Team Manager Max Mächler talked to our media team after Q1. Here is what he had to say about his TQ run:
All I can say is that I am happy to finally TQ a round of qualifying again after quite some time. It feels really good and gives me a real boost of confidence. I am also very happy about the performance of the whole team so far. For tomorrow, I expect the same tension in all races as the speed of the top 5-6 drivers looks almost similar.
In the Hobbywing Frontwheel class, Steven Olsen from Denmark was able to lay down the fastest run in Q1. He was starting first after coming out of practice as the top seed. Caspar Morgen was pushing right behind him and had the fastest lap of the race, but in the end, he was not able to overtake Olsen on the leader board. Caspar crossed the line 0.6 seconds behind Olsen, who also felt high pressure from Torsten Baggendorf, Nicolas Delisè and Manuel Stankowitz. The entire field looked very close, and we are excited for Q2 of the Hobbywing Frontwheel class which will be on early Saturday morning.
We talked to RD1 TQ Steven Olsen directly after his run:
That was a close one! My run was clean, and my Awesomatix A800FX Evo felt very comfortable on track. But Caspar was a hard contender and I had to give my very best to take the win in this heat. For the next rounds of qualifying, I am very optimistic. I hope that my driving style, which is aways sensitive concerning tire wear, could help me to keep the field behind me on used tires as well.
Dominik Reile takes RD1 of qualifying in front of Pöhlmann and Donath
In the first round of Orca 17.5 Stock qualifying, we saw Dominik Reile taking the win. Reile started from the front and was leading the heat during each lap of the race. In the end, he took the win with a relatively comfortable gap of 2.4 seconds ahead of Daniel Pöhlmann. Dominik Reile also had the fastest lap of the race on his favour, and he is looking really good out there with his Awesomatix A800MMX. It will be very hard for all the others to challenge him, but in the world of racing, everything can change very quickly.
Behind the leaders Reile and Pöhlmann, Jasmin Donath had an outstanding drive to third place with Kevin Schmid and Jan Gehrig following within a tenth of a second to complete the top 5 in the first round of qualifying. The Orca 17.5 Stock class will race another qualifier this evening, and we will inform you about the results in Saturday mornings Q2 report.
We had a quick chat with RD1 TQ Dominik Reile about his run:
My car felt great on the track, and with the new tires I just had the goal to lay down a clean run. As we will race Q2 later this evening, I will now analyse my lap times and double check everything on my car. I will try to repeat the run from Q1 and then we will see what will happen!
In the ToniSport 40+ Masters class it was top seed Elibert Sievers who walked away from Q1 with the heat win in his pocket. He was able to control the gap to the following cars at around one second. Flavio Paladin, Torsten Baggendorf, Manuel Stankowitz and Toni Mateo had a nice battle for the positions two to five during the entire run too.
It will not be easy for Elibert Sievers to score another TQ run in tonights second round of 40+ Masters qualifying, but with his knowledge of the Apeldoorn track he seems to be in a good position right now.
Our reporter asked Elibert about his impressions from Q1:
As always, I tried to bring home a safe run in the first qualifier. The run was clean, and once I heard about my little gap to the others, I was just trying to bring it home. For the next round I will not change my car and I expect the track to be very fast when the sun is not shining onto the tarmac anymore. Until now I really enjoy the race and the atmosphere here at our track!
The first round of qualifying saw Renè Kölbel from Austria crossing the line in first position with his Xray car. He was on a mission and opened an impressive gap of 2.6 seconds ahead of his competitors. Luka Jovicic was “best of the rest” in Q1 with the latest version of the LFX car from Libar Engineering. Right behind Jovicic, Herbert Weber (Xray) finished third, and Mathias Domig and local hero Robin van Gog completed the top 5. Top seed Andreas Stiebler lost a lot of time in lap 8, which let him only finish 9th for the round.
Renè Kölbel told our media team:
I am happy with the result of my first run. I just wanted to keep the car on track without any mistakes. When you are making a mistake here in Apeldoorn, you are ending in the grass most of the time and that costs a lot of time. I had a good feeling during the run, even if the cars are very criticle to drive with the foam tires.
Round 2 of qualifying will start later today with the Orca 17.5 Stock and ToniSport 40+ Masters, and the other classes will race their second round early on Saturday morning. On our website you will not miss anything as you can find our livestream options in the “LIVE” section. To get quickly to the results of all classes simply navigate to the “RESULTS” area on our landing page.
The two rounds of controlled practice here in Apeldoorn are in the books. Now, all drivers are re-seeded into their qualifying heats. The seeding practice was close between the top drivers in each class, and we are all looking forward to the start of qualifying at the AMCA track. Seeding practice is always good to find out about each driver`s 3-lap pace. But in the end, it is even more important to have a good pace with the smallest possible amount of performance drop during the entire 5-minute run. It will be exciting to see, who found the perfect setup to extract the maximum from the race tires during qualifying.
Matrix Modified
Yokomo`s Prümper is top seed while the top 5 stay in 0.146 of a second
The seeding practice of the Matrix Modified class was a thrilling story. While Rheinard (Awesomatix) and Völker (Mugen Seiki) came out fastest in all rounds of practice, it finally was Yokomo`s Yannic Prümper who drove the three fastest consecutive laps in the last heat of seeding. He looked comfortable on track, and it seems that Yokomo can fight for some good qualifying results with their new BD11.
Behind Prümper, it was Jilles Groskamp in second place with Marc Rheinard, Lucas Urbain and Ronald Völker completing the top 5. The gap between the drivers was very small. The top 10 drivers finished seeding practice within 0.698 of a second and we are looking forward to Q1 when the track temperatures will be a little lower again.
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The Top 5 after controlled practice (3 consecutive laps)
The Awesomatix Pro Stock class saw a very close session of seeding practice here on Friday at ETS RD1 in the Netherlands. Olivier Bultynck was the fastest driver over three consecutive laps. His Awesomatix A800MMX was on point, and he nailed his laps perfectly. Right behind Bultynck, Lukas Ellerbrock (Xray) was second with Max Mächler right in toe.
With the top three only being separated by 0.019 seconds, it is not easy to point out a favourite for the upcoming four rounds of Pro Stock qualifying. And to make it even more complicated, we can tell you that the fourth placed Enrico Jung (Yokomo) and fifth placed Tim Benson (Awesomatix) are within a tenth of a second behind Bultynck.
Helge Johannessen from Norway was also fast all day with his ARC. We haven`t seen him racing at the ETS for a while now, and we are impressed by his performance so far. He finished sixth in seeding, and the whole ETS crew is happy to have him in Apeldoorn with all the other racers from Norway!
Reigning champion Simon Lauter is ranked in ninth place right now – let`s see what the champion will show us later, when we head into Q1 at the amazing track of the AMCA Apeldoorn.
The Top 5 after controlled practice (3 consecutive laps)
Danish Dynamite on top as Olsen leads from Morgen after seeding practice
Reigning Hobbywing Frontwheel vice champion Steven Olsen was the fastest driver during seeding practice. He edged out his fellow countryman Caspar Morgen by the small margin of 0.042 seconds over three consecutive laps. Not a lot, but enough for Olsen to start qualifying with a clean track in front of him.
Torsten Baggendorf, Manuel Stankowitz and Mischa Kroos completed the top 5 after seeding practice. The Hobbywing Frontwheel class once again is the class with the highest number of entries here at ETS RD1 Season #15 2022/23 and we hope for thrilling races during the rest of the weekend!
The Top 5 after controlled practice (3 consecutive laps)
Dominik Reile was on top of the field after yesterday`s free practice. Today, he was able to drive the fastest laps with his Awesomatix A800MMX in the two rounds of seeding practice. His gap to the rest of the field was 0.5 seconds, and we can expect Reile to be one of the favourites for claiming the TQ in the upcoming 4 rounds of qualifying.
Behind Reile, Kevin Schmid posted the second fastest time on the scoreboard ahead of a very strong driving Jasmin Donath. Daniel Pöhlmann completed the Awesomatix 1-2-3-4 ahead of Xray driver Jan Gehrig in fifth position.
The Top 5 after controlled practice (3 consecutive laps)
1. Dominik Reile (DE) 52.265 (Awesomatix) 2. Kevin Schmid (DE) 52.784 (Awesomatix) 3. Jasmin Donath (DE) 52.912 (Awesomatix) 4. Daniel Pöhlmann (DE) 52.957 (Awesomatix) 5. Jan Gehrig (DE) 53.040 (Xray)
Dutch driver Elibert Sievers will start first into qualifying with his Awesomatix A800MMX. He showed a great pace on his home ground and will be a real contender for the pole position here in Apeldoorn. Torsten Baggendorf was second fastest, only 0.2 seconds behind Sievers. Flavio Paladin from Italy drove the third fastest time in front of Manuel Stankowitz and Thomas Oehler. Qualifying will be tough, as a lot of drivers will fight for the A-Main spots and the big show of the ToniSport 40+ Masters class.
The Top 5 after controlled practice (3 consecutive laps)
Andreas Stiebler from Austria finally came out on top of all practice sessions in the Scorpion Formula class. His margin over second placed Luka Jovicic was only 0.022 of a second – but enough for Stiebler to become the top seed. He will lead the field into qualifying from the first starting slot. Behind the leading duo of Stiebler and Jovicic, a very strong field of competitors will line up on the grid. Robin van Gog, last year`s race winner Jitse Miedema, and Ren`s Kölbel finished in the top 5 here in practice and we expect super close fights for the top spots on the grid for the triple A-Mains at ETS RD1 in Apeldoorn.
The Top 5 after controlled practice (3 consecutive laps)
1. Andreas Stiebler (AT) 53.055 (Schumacher) 2. Luka Jovicic (LU) 53.077 (Libar Engineering LFX) 3. Robin van Gog (NL) 53.352 (Infinity) 4. Jitse Miedema (NL) 53.363 (Infinity) 5. Renè Kölbel (AT) 53.392 (Xray)
We are looking forward to the start of Qualifying here at ETS RD1 where we expect some great action and close fights for the A-Main spots in all classes. On our website you will not miss anything as you can find our ETS livestream as well as our PullstartTV livestream in our “LIVE” section. To get quickly to the results of all classes simply navigate to the “RESULTS” area on our landing page.
Enjoy ETS RD1 in the Netherlands together with us – no matter where you are!
We have seen a lot of action on the track here at ETS RD1 in Apeldoorn today. Almost everybody took the chance to participate in today`s six rounds of free practice to find a quick setup for the challenging AMCA track. The weather was nice all day, with temperatures in the lower twenties. For tomorrow we expect another sunny day in Apeldoorn. Now it is time to find out how drivers finished day 1 in all of our six ETS racing classes.
Matrix Modified
Rheinard, Groskamp, and Völker – the top 3 in Modified
The Matrix Modified class saw Awesomatix factory driver Marc Rheinard on top of the board after six rounds of free practice in Apeldoorn. Marc looked strong all day with his Awesomatix A800MMX car. Jilles Groskamp (Infinity) improved a lot during the day which brought him P2 at his first ETS appearance since Andernach 2020. He will be one to watch here in Apeldoorn. Mugen Seiki`s Ronald Völker was leading the field mid-day, before Rheinard and Groskamp took over the lead in the last session of the day. Yannic Prümper (Yokomo) and Tim Benson completed the top 5 in the Matrix Modified class.
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The Top 5 after Thursday practice (over 3 consecutive laps)
Dominant Max Mächler on top after day one in Apeldoorn
In the Awesomatix ProStock class, it was Awesomatix team manager Max Mächler who showed the strongest pace over three consecutive laps. Max had a comfortable gap of 0.6 seconds ahead of the field – something which we are not seeing very often in this strong field of drivers.
Right behind the Awesomatix A800MMX of Mächler, his teammate Olivier Bultynck came in second for the day ahead of Xray`s Lukas Ellerbrock, reigning Pro Stock champion Simon Lauter, and Tim Benson.
The Top 5 after Thursday practice (over 3 consecutive laps)
1. Max Mächler (DE) 46.628 (Awesomatix) 2. Olivier Bultynck (BE) 47.255 (Awesomatix) 3. Lukas Ellerbrock (DE) 47.289 (Xray) 4. Simon Lauter (DE) 47.391 (Awesomatix) 5. Tim Benson (DE) 47.417 (Awesomatix)
Steven Olsen on top after Thursday`s free FWD practice sessions
The reigning vice champion of the Hobbywing Frontwheel class was the fastest man here on track today. Steven Olsen found a good setup for his Awesomatix A800FX and was able to lay down the fastest consecutive laps. Torsten Baggendorf and Kevin Sparbier have been very close to Olsen, finishing only 0.2 seconds behind.
Nicolas Delisè and Karl-Heinz Moritz completed the top 5 on track in the Hobbywing Frontwheel drive class. Oliver Kaufmann, who is currently 1st on the list, was doing a tire test with different tires and his times are not representative for today.
The Top 5 after Thursday practice (over 3 consecutive laps)
1. Steven Olsen (DK) 59.169 (Awesomatix) 2. Torsten Baggendorf (DE) 59.185 (Awesomatix) 3. Kevin Sparbier (DE) 59.308 (Mugen Seiki) 4. Nicolas Delisé (BG) 59.373 (Mugen Seiki) 5. Karl-Heinz Moritz (DE) 59.462 (Awesomatix)
In the Orca 17.5 Stock class, Dominik Reile came out fastest after today`s six rounds of free practice. Daniel Pöhlmann was right on his tail, turning the second fastest 3 consecutive laps around the track of the AMCA Apeldoorn. Kevin Schmid was third fastest, making it a 1-2-3 for the Awesomatix A800MMX touring car. Quick young lady Jasmin Donath had a strong day as well with P4, right ahead of the fast-looking Timo Siebert in fifth place.
The Top 5 after Thursday practice (over 3 consecutive laps)
Manuel Stankowitz with a great first day in Apeldoorn
Awesomatix A800MMX driver Manuel Stankowitz finished the day of free practice on top here in the Netherlands. He was the fastest over three consecutive laps in front of last year’s race winner Elibert Sievers, and Torsten Baggendorf. Another 1-2-3 for Awesomatix and their A800MMX. Flavio Paladin was also on a good pace, completing the top 5 together with Michel Zierold.
The Top 5 after Thursday practice (over 3 consecutive laps)
Robin van Gog had the fastest Formula car on the first day of ETS RD1 in Apeldoorn. His car looked strong on the Matrix foam tires, but Renè Kölbel was only some hundredths of a second behind him on his three fastest laps. Andreas Stiebler, Luka Jovicic, and Herbert Weber rounding up the top 5 on day one of the new ETS season.
The Top 5 after Thursday practice (over 3 consecutive laps)
1. Robin van Gog (NL) 52.698 (Infinity) 2. Renè Kölbel (AT) 52.714 (Xray) 3. Andreas Stiebler (AT) 53.186 (Schumacher) 4. Luka Jovicic (LU) 53.487 (Libar Engineering LFX) 5. Herbert Weber (AT) 53.522 (Xray)
For Friday the weather looks stable, and we expect temperatures around 23 degrees with sunshine and a little bit of wind. It will be a very important day for the drivers as we will see another two rounds of free practice followed by two rounds of timed seeding practice. On Friday afternoon we will see the first round of qualifying – a gritty moment when everyone must put their cards on the table for the first time.
We are looking forward to Friday here at ETS RD1 in Apeldoorn. Stay tuned and follow us during the whole weekend. Check out the LIVE section on our website. There you find our livestreaming options from ETS RD1 Season #15 2022/23 at AMCA Apeldoorn / NED.
Enjoy a ride aroud the track of the AMCA Apeldoorn with media team member Hanno van den Boogaard`s camera car. This season, the Tamiya TT-02S received a small update with a super lightweight camera for better quality and handling on track as well. ETS Reporter Patrick Beck enjoyed the drive and tried to hunt some cars in one of the free practice heats of the Orca 17.5 Stock class.
In this step, you have to edit your USERNAME, your NAME, and your PASSWORD. After that, you can log yourself in!
STEP 2
On the first page, you will see your ACCOUNT. You can edit the data when you click on VIEW PROFILE directly under your name as it is shown here.
STEP 3
Once you have clicked on VIEW PROFILE, you will see the next screen with the following look. There you must use the first ✔ Symbol to get to ETS RD1 here in Apeldoorn.
STEP 4
Now you are on the page for the race in Apeldoorn. Here you can easily choose and edit the equipment you are using. You have the chance to edit data for 2 racing classes. So if you are a double starter, please use the chance to enter the data of both classes.
STEP 5
After you have edited your stuff, you just have to UPDATE it. Then, your data is saved and we can use it for our charts, reports and statistics.
We hope that this explaination will help you. Ask your neighbours in the pits – a lot of drivers have already signed up. Thank you for your cooperation and your support!
The Euro Touring Series is heading into season #15, and RD1 will take place at the very well-known venue of the AMCA Apeldoorn. The city of Apeldoorn is a 90km drive away from the Dutch capital Amsterdam, and one of the favourite locations for most of the frequent ETS racers out there. This season`s race will be the 7th (!) ETS event happening on the ground of the AMCA, and we are expecting a perfect start into the new season.
Outstanding racetrack with character!
The track in Apeldoorn is just looking fantastic. When racers are arriving here for the very first time, you can easily see the fascination in their eyes. The whole facility looks amazing and is always in a good shape. The short mown lush green grass in combination with the nice-looking curbs reminds everyone of a full-scale racetrack immediately. The Asphalt is super smooth and offers a great amount of traction which all drivers are highlighting when you ask them about the track. Compared to other, more technical tracks, Apeldoorn offers some good spots for overtaking as the layout is fast and open. Drivers can build up serious pressure on the car in front of them. There are some corners which are easy to overshoot as the cars approach these with a lot of speed. Good omens for some exciting RC car racing.
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AMCA Apeldoorn – a real paradise for RC enthusiasts
As we mentioned before, the whole facility around the track is amazing. The AMCA Apeldoorn is caring about their ground with a lot of love to detail and perfection. There is nothing drivers can miss, as the location features a cafeteria, restrooms, a sheltered pit area, a huge driver stand and a well-organized technical inspection. Another highlight at the AMCA Apeldoorn is the tribune at the left end of the track where drivers and spectators can watch the races in a nice atmosphere. If you have never been in Apeldoorn, just write it on your RC “bucket list” and visit the club for some practice, racing, or the next ETS.
Now sit back, relax, and enjoy our track check video and a little tour around the grounds of the AMCA Apeldoorn.
Let`s go racing
We are looking forward to seeing our ETS family racing at this great track, and we are sure that all of you will like the location when you will visit the AMCA Apeldoorn for the first time.
Today we are happy to send some great news out to all participants of the Euro Touring Series. With the start of Season #15 2022/23, we will see a new version of Equipment Charts in our race reports again. But compared to the “Tech-Charts” from the past, the content will be more precise and meaningful than before. We like to collect the data of the equipment which the drivers are using at the ETS. There is a huge interest from companies, drivers, mechanics, and people who are not racing at the ETS themselfes. We want to let the world know what`s in your car!
Equipment Charts – presented by Awesomatix
Togehter with our partner and sponsor Awesomatix, we will create the new Equipment Charts for all racers, fans, spectators and mechanics out there. You will be able to find the Cars the drivers are using, as well as the technical equipment like Motors, ESC`s, Servos, Body Shells, and Batteries.
For every racer and every ETS racing class
We will post the Equipment Charts after qualifying is done (after Q4), and at the end of the event when A-Main 3 is in the books. We will create those Equipment Charts for all of our 6 ETS classes. Our main goal is, to carry out more detailed information about the products of the top drivers in each ETS racing class.
We will also use the collected data to analyse, which products are mostly in use at the races of the Euro Touring Series. We will post some interesting statistics and graphics between the races and therefore we hope that all of you will provide us the information we need.
We hope that yu will like it – and we need YOUR HELP to get it done.
Drivers must provide their data independently
In order to collect all the information, we have set up a portal where each driver can deposit his data. It is very easy to do, and for the most of the categories you can choose your equipment from a list (Chassis, Motor, ESC, Body Shell)
For some other components (Batteries, Servo, and Formula Body) drivers need to write down the exact name of the products they are using (for example: Battery and Capacity) The data will get transferred to our Equipment Charts automatically, and we will post them as they are in the system.
So, every driver is responsible to take care about his data. If you are quailfied for the A-Main (also Bump-Up drivers) please make sure that your information is correct after Q4 and after A3. It will only take you a minute of time, but it will help us a lot as we have to work with your data to create the Charts.
How To Do
All drivers who signed up for an ETS event will automatically get transferred to the data base with their E-Mail adress for identification. This will be done when registration is finally closed (Wednesday night)
You can start editing the data in your profile from THURSDAY in Apeldoorn.
In the first step, every driver must reset the password for the account. Just click here and type your email adress.
Now you can log into our database where you can edit your profile.
Therefore, just click on “view profile” directly under your name.
There you find a “✔” symbol which is for ETS RD1.
You can edit the data for 2 of our ETS racing classes. Select your racing class and navigate through the different categories to complete your profile with the equipment you are using.
We are counting on you
As we mentioned before, we need your support to make it happen. So please deposit your data and we will make the best out of it. All A-Main drivers will see their equipment in the charts, and in the weeks after the event we will also let everybody know what are the hottest items at the ETS.
The Euro Touring Series is heading into Season #15 2022/23 from the 2nd to 5th of June. After a very successful last campaign of ETS racing, the ETS will see RD1 happen on the ground of the AMCA Apeldoorn in the Netherlands. It will be the eight time for the ETS to race in Apeldoorn, and prior to the event we could see racers posting their joyful anticipation to race at the amazing AMCA racetrack on their social media profiles.
When you enter the ground of the AMCA Apeldoorn, the race fever takes hold of you immediately. Everything is top notch, and the club is paying attention to every small detail. When you want to learn more about the AMCA Apeldoorn, don`t miss our upcoming Track Check report on Wednesday.
Bjarne Høllund – our show master for RD1 in Apeldoorn
This time, Bjarne Høllund will be the announcer in charge. Bjarne comes along with a lot of experiences in announcing RC races and we are happy to have him with us for RD1 in Apeldoorn. Bjarne is looking forward to the weekend with the ETS family, as he told us some days ago. He will work together closeley with the long time ETS timekeeper Hartmut Wenzel, to ensure a smooth and perfect running weekend for everybody.
Scotty Ernst, the grand master of announcing RC races, is at the wedding of a very good friend and will join the ETS circus again in Aigen for RD2 of the new season. Phil Richter is on his own honeymoon over this race weekend, and the entire ETS family heartily congratulates him on his wedding!
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Media Team News
www.ets.racing
The new URL for the ETS Website is ets.racing. With this change, it is way easier to navigate to our homepage quickly. And by the way, it sounds much cooler – doesn`t it? Feel free to share and like as much coverage stuff as possible on your social media to carry our amazing sport out into the rest of the world.
The team stays together
During ETS Season #14, our current media team worked together for the very first time. So, it was all new for almost everybody in the team. The turnout was really nice, and our media team likes to say “thank you” to all the drivers, mechanics, friends, and spectators for giving us a lot of feedback about our work.
Media Team Member and Race Reporter Patrick Beck told us:
Last season was a huge challenge for us with a new media team, many new ideas, the new website, a new photographer, and a lot more. Overall, I think we did a good job. Our main goal is to carry as many emotions and racing action from all the six ETS racing classes out to the public. For sure, sometimes it is not easy to keep up with the pace of a dynamic weekend, but for the new season we all have more experience. We discussed where to improve and I am really looking forward to work with Olli, Hanno, Tom, and all the other members of the ETS crew again.
Patrick Beck, ETS Media Team
ETS Sponsors and Companies for Season #15
As you all know, our amazing ETS racing series would not be possible without all of our sponsors. We have a lot of companies supporting us since many, many years and we like to thank them in the name of all ETS family members. In the same moment we like to welcome all of our new sponsors to the ETS family as well.
ETS Season #15 2022/23 Sponsors
Right before the first race of the season, we like to thank our Primary Sponsors: Awesomatix, Orca, Matrix, Scorpion, Hobbywing and ToniSport as well as our Associated Sponsors: LRP, Gens Ace, Mugen Seiki, PowerHD, RC Maker, Ride, Schumacher and T-Work`s and our ETS Body Shell Supporters: Bittydesign, Mon-Tech, Blitz, Protoform, Zoo Racing and Xtreme
ETS racing classes
Our six ETS racing classes are carrying the name of a sponsor since many years. We can tell you, that everything stays the same for Season #15 – everything excluding the ProStock class. Here we see a name change as Awesomatix will replace Xray as the name sponsor of the Pro Stock class. We like to thank Xray for supporting this class for many years, and we like to welcome Awesomatix as the new namesake for the Pro Stock class.
We will head into the season in these six classes: Matrix Modified, Awesomatix ProStock, Hobbywing Frontwheel, Orca 17.5 Stock, Tonisport 40+ Masters and Scorpion Formula.
What to expect from ETS #15
Now it`s time to take a closer look on the different classes, the list of entries, and what to expect from drivers and teams at ETS RD1 Season #15 2022/23 in Apeldoorn, NED. Before a new season starts, most of the drivers and teams have high expectations. But as in every racing category, there are some favourites in all classes of RC racing as well. We will try to bring some daylight into the predictions for ETS Season #15 2022/23. Let`s go!
Matrix Modified
The hunt for the title starts from zero – can Mugen Seiki`s Völker do it again?
In the premier Matrix Modified class, Mugen Seiki`s Ronald Völker will be the man to beat for everybody. Ronald had a very strong last season, winning three out of five races. More than enough to seal his well-deserved seventh personal ETS title, and the first one for Mugen Seiki. But as always, there will be a bunch of guys trying to hunt him down in the fight for the title.
Ronald will be prepared for the new season, as he worked to improve his Mugen car together with his team around Robert Pietsch, Eric Dankel, and all the others. The Mugen Team is using the well-known MTC2, which just received some very small updates. Last season`s A-finalist and Mugen driver Eric Dankel will be in Apeldoorn as well, while car designer Robert Pietsch will not be able to make the trip to the Netherlands. So it is mainly up to Völker and Dankel, to collect as much data as possible to find the best setup for the race.
With Ronald Völker still being the record champion of the Euro Touring Series with 7(!) overall titles, he will be hard to beat for sure. Let`s see how he will get into the groove during RD1 in Apeldoorn.
Awesomatix aims for a very first modified title
The team around Marc Rheinard will try everything to start with a win into ETS Season #15 2022/23. Marc had a great ending of the indoor carpet season, winning the famous GP3F in Longwy, France. His Awesomatix A800 MMX worked pretty good there and he was able to win the race in front of Coelho, Völker, and Urbain. After the GP3F, Rheinard was also racing the 1:12 scale euros where he finished third overall behind Orlowski and Hagberg.
In Apeldoorn, the Awesomatix team will rely on the skills of Marc Rheinard, Lucas Urbain and Michele Manzo in the Modified class. Manzo finished 8th and Rheinard 4th overall, when the ETS circus raced in Apeldoorn for the last time in September 2021. Lucas Urbain will return to Apeldoorn as well, after he had to skip last year’s race due to work commitments. We are excited, how the Awesomatix team will kick off the new ETS campaign with their A800MMX cars in the Matrix Modified class. We all know about the amazing quality of Rheinard`s driving, the tremendous asset of Urbain and his setup knowledge, as well as the speed of Michele Manzo who had his best year of RC racing in 2021 with a strong second place in Neumünster, GER.
Awesomatix will be the team to watch when it comes to modified racing in Apeldoorn, and somehow it could be the season for their team and the Awesomatix A800MMX touring car. They are chasing this title for quite some time now and we are excited what they will show us at ETS RD1.
New Chassis on the line for Team Yokomo
Team Yokomo will travel to Apeldoorn with their brand new BD11 touring car in the bag. The team will see Christopher Krapp, Loic Jasmin, Nicholas Lee, and Yannic Prümper competing in the modified class. With this super experienced line-up, Yokomo has a good chance to extract the maximum out of the new BD11 platform. But whenever a car is new, there is also the risk of “not knowing enough” about it. With that in mind, all eyes will be on the Yokomo team at the first round of the Euro Touring Series.
Yannic Prümper scored two podiums last season for Yokomo, with Christopher Krapp also finishing third in Daun. Loic Jasmin will travel to Apeldoorn with good feelings too, as he had his only A-Main appearance of last season on the ground of the AMCA. Singapore based driver Nicholas Lee had only one ETS appearance last season (Neumünster), but he now is the driver with the most asphalt testing experiences on the new Yokomo car. This can help the team a lot during ETS RD1 in Apeldoorn.
Prümper and Krapp finished third and fourth in the overall rankings of the last Matrix Modified season – a strong result for Yokomo which they will try to improve in the 2022/23 campaign with their new BD11 ride!
Groskamp racing for Team Infinity
Jilles Groskamp is in the only driver in mix of top drivers for Infinity. He missed out the whole last ETS season, but is returning to the ETS family in Apeldoorn. With Jilles always being quick, especially on asphalt tracks, we are excited to see him race with us again. He finished second (1:10 Nitro) at the season opener of the Euro Nitro Series in Fiorano three weeks ago, and his goal for the ETS in Apeldoorn will be the A-Main for sure. We will have an eye on the dutchman during the weekend of ETS racing in his home country. It wil be exciting to see, if other Infinity world class drivers like Victor Wilck and Naoto Matsukura will return to the grid of the ETS during the season as well. It would be great to see them trackside again!
Xray factory team not attending at ETS season opener
The experienced spectators of the ETS have surely already noticed, that the Xray top factory drivers are not on the list of entries for Apeldoorn. Something which everybody at the ETS is sad to notice. Not only from the side of organisers, but especially the drivers of the other teams are missing to compete against Coelho, Hagberg, Duchet, Ratheisky and others. Let`s hope to see the Xray team soon again at the ETS in full force!
Awesomatix ProStock
Mission title defense for Lauter
In the newly named Awesomatix ProStock class, reigning champion Simon Lauter will head into the new season as the „hunted man“. Simon will run for Awesomatix in the new season as well, and everybody is expecting him to be very strong in the new campaign with his Awesomatix A800MMX. He will lead the strong Awesomaitx team together with team manager Max Mächler. The team will also see the A800MMX cars of Alex Kunkler, Olivier Bultynck, Frederik Mikkelsen racing on the AMCA track. Last years champion dominant of the Orca 17.5 Stock class, Thomas Bemmerl, will also make his debut in the Awesomatix ProStock class. Local hero Rob Jansen is also a driver to watch on his home track where he qualified for the ProStock A-Main last season.
Overall, we can expect Awesomatix to be the main contender for the title in the Awesomatix ProStock class, and their A800MMX is fully ready for RD1 in Apeldoorn. Will the Empire continue to dominate, or can somebody break the strong forces of Lauter and Awesomatix during ETS Season #15 2022/23?
For Xray, it will be last year`s Apeldoorn podium finisher Lukas Ellerbrock aiming for a good start into the new season. He will be in Apeldoorn togehter with Jacques Libar and David Ehrbar who are very experienced racer`s in the Xray team too. They are competing with Xray`s actual X4 touring car which had his debut in Apeldoorn during the last season.
Mugen Seiki will be represented in Apeldoorn by last season`s A-finalist Jonas Völker and Maximilian Unterschütz and Patrick Miekautsch who are both stepping up from the 17.t Stock class. Kevin Sparbier will also compete with his MTC2. The Mugen car worked great in Apeldoorn last season, where Tim Benson was able to TQ the Pro Stock class after some ballistic qualifying runs.
Enrico Jung is the man on the line for Yokomo and their all new BD11 car, and many other guys like Sören Sparbier (Serpent), Lars Hoppe (ARC) or Tim Benson will try everyting to score a good amount of points at the first round of the new Season in Apeldoorn.
The Awesomatix ProStock class will guarantee high class RC racing as every year, and we will bring you all the action during the whole season until we know who will be the next ETS champion.
Hobbywing Frontwheel
Last season`s most popular ETS class is looking for a new champion
In the last season of the Euro Touring Series, the Hobbywing Frontwheel class established itself as the most famous racing class with the highest number of entries at each and every event. The reason for that is easy to explain: great looking cars, nice driving, door to door battles, and a speed which is good to handle for beginners and average hobby drivers as well.
During the last season, we saw a very interesting battle fort he championship between Stefan Schulz and Steven Olsen – with the better ending for Schulz. He celebrated a much deserved title in the FWD class with his Xray car, with Steven Olsen finishing second overall with his Awesomaitix A800FX Evo. Mischa Kroos completed the overall podium with an Awesomatix A800 X Evo, in front of Henrik Heitsch and Kevin Sparbier.
Now, as we are heading into Season #15 2022/23, we are excited what the FWD drivers will show us on track. In our ETS champions interview, Stefan Schulz told us that he would like to defend his title in the next seaso. But for some reason, he is has not signed up for RD 1 in the Netherlands. We hope to see him back racing at RD2 in Austria with us.
Meawhile, it is about other drivers to score maximum points in Apeldoorn. Guys like last years runner up Steven Olsen, Mischa Kroos, Maximilian Unterschütz, Jan Gehrig, Nicolas Delisè, Jitse Miedema, Manuel Stankowitz, Caspar Morgen or Torsten Baggendorf (only to name a few) are all very fast with their FWD cars.
This fact makes it very difficult to pick out a clear favorite for victory in the Hobbywing Frontwheel class. But one thing is certain: We will see amazing action on track again during Season #15 2022/23 in the Hobbywing Frontwheel class.
Orca 17.5 Stock
Who will follow in Bemmerl’s footsteps
Reigning champion Thomas Bemmerl will not try to defend his ETS title in the Orca 17.5 Stock class. Last season, he won the title after many strong races with his Awesomatix A800MMX touring car. He had amazing fights with Daniel Pöhlmann, Dominik Reile, David Kuschnarew and Jan Gehrig. For the new campaing, Bemmerl now decided to step up and compete in the faster Awesomatix ProStock class.
In Apeldoorn, for whatever reason, the number of entries in the Orca 17.5 Stock class is not super high, but the fight for the A-Main spots will be intense for sure. We can expect vice champion Dominik Reile, Daniel Pöhlmann, and Jan Gehrig taking some top spots, but behind them we will see many others batteling it out on track. We are extremeley happy to see many young drivers like Elena Fuchs, Tristan Bergheim, Niclas Storm and Jasmin Donath signing up too.
The Orca 17.5 Stock class is the perfect class for newcomers and ambitioned hobby drivers who want to race at the big stage of the Euro Touring Series. We are sure to see many more racers at the upcoming events. Good luck to all the drivers in Apeldoorn and during the whole season #15 2022/23.
ToniSport 40+ Masters
All masters hunting Mateo`s title
In the ToniSport 40+ Masters class, Toni Mateo will try to keep up his great performances from the end of last season. He was able to snatch the title away from Caspar Morgen who was on top oft he board in the early stages of the championship.
On the list of entries for Apeldoorn, we see all the fast guys of the masters class, excluding last years third placed driver Ulrich Dinger. One racer to watch will be Elibert Sievers. He won the race on his home ground in Apeldoorn with his Awesomatix A800MMX last time.
The other top 10 drivers from last season, Mirco Thalheimer, Thomas Oehler, Werner Schmitzer, Manuel Stankowitz, Frank Fuchs and Torsten Baggendorf are competing in Apeldoorn as well. That means, all spectators can expect thrilling races in the ToniSport 40+ Masters class – the ETS racing class for all the motivated RC racers with an age of 40 or older. Last year`s races have been fantastic and very diversified
Scorpion Formula
Eagerly awaited – the new formula season
In the Scorpion Formula class, we face the same situation as in the Hobbywing Frontwheel class. Champion Jan Ratheisky will not race in Apeldoorn with his Xray Formula car. But we are sure he will enter the campaign later on, and with full race craft. Ratheisky won a relatively unchallenged championship in the last season – but a well deserved one for sure.
Luke Lee, the winner of last season`s final race in Daun, has also not made his entry. So we are looking for a different race winner since the last race of the old season in Apeldoorn, where local Dutchman and Infinity driver Jitse Miedema was able to beat champion Jan Ratheisky on track.
This time we can expect a race which is wide open, and the foam tires will be another challenge (setup wise) for the drivers to find the best possible setup. With Sören Sparbier, Renè Kölbel, Andreas Stiebler, Luka Jovicic, Herbert Weber and Chris Grenz (to only name a few), there will be a good competition on track. Enrico Jung also placed an entry in the Formula class – let`s see how quick he can adapt his driving to the Formula cars.
We are happy to welcome all of you for ETS RD1 Season #15 202/23 in the Netherlands. You can follow us here on our website (ets.racing) and on the euroRCseries youtube channel as well. Live Streaming will be available starting from Friday. As always, we will share our reports on Facebook too. Let`s go racing!
